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religion, protestant religion. at the same time, the islamic religion is also waging -- giving christians a run for their money. where the problem begins is where there is conduct that has disdain and contempt and a failure to even learn from the social virtues of the human relationships -- this is what really gets my goat. tavis: if those african religions are so alive and well, then why the success? why the spread of these other traditions? >> they are very impressive in many ways. i believe all religions have something to offer. very quick at examining religions. maybe there is something we can learn from that. in other religions like islam and christianity, these are business consortium's. establishments. many are heavily subsidized by the practicing countries. they run businesses. they offer business loans. they guaranteed, well, some of them -- right year and now. watching all of these miracle shows. the priests, the people, and so on. it appeals so strongly to humanity, so these well packaged religions, tele
religion, protestant religion. at the same time, the islamic religion is also waging -- giving christians a run for their money. where the problem begins is where there is conduct that has disdain and contempt and a failure to even learn from the social virtues of the human relationships -- this is what really gets my goat. tavis: if those african religions are so alive and well, then why the success? why the spread of these other traditions? >> they are very impressive in many ways. i...
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religions. if you have a tolerance of all religions, you cannot have a state founded on a religion. because it is inconsistent with freedom of religion and the free exercise of religion by all groups. and that really is the issue in iran. you have a theocratic-based regime. and it's the region is going to have to conclude that that has not worked to the benefit of the people and you can't establish a government on the basis of the slogan islam is the answer. if the your question is, what is the answer to all political problems and to the question of how to found a political system, islam is the answer, the region's going to have to decide on that sense to that question, no, it isn't. and in that sense, iraq is ahead of iran. and because of the remarkable character of ayatollah sistani who in the early days after 2003 when all of the political parties came to him and said you know, tell us what to do, he was self limiting as to power. that is to say he said no, that is a political question, you need to work it out. i think that is the right answer. i think as part of this tolerance d
religions. if you have a tolerance of all religions, you cannot have a state founded on a religion. because it is inconsistent with freedom of religion and the free exercise of religion by all groups. and that really is the issue in iran. you have a theocratic-based regime. and it's the region is going to have to conclude that that has not worked to the benefit of the people and you can't establish a government on the basis of the slogan islam is the answer. if the your question is, what is the...
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the religion of islam doesn't allow women to undertake a role in which you have to give judgments. it is these laws are respected so there aren't any problems. with. science technology innovation all the rest of elements from russia we. covered. mission. critical to free. free. free. free. free. free. wealthy british. market. was really happening to the global economy with. headlines. we need to teach the community that the rights that we are struggling with that today if anything to copy let's not practice it that's all. to have well in afghanistan the majority of women married below the legal age of sixteen and if they don't have a right to a divorce they have the right to what's called a separation it's really hard for them to get or is a man just needs to say divorce three times and that's it he says he said divorce from his wife the noise of one before now an afghan woman asking for a divorce was never even heard of be on one of a long long committed people out through our days the women come to us to ask us to resolve marital issues. sometimes we succeed sometimes we do not.
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the problem is in our region and broader region the fact that a religion is translated to a political and imperial ambition. that's the point. not only by iran. that's the change. imperial ambition, it's the nature of international relations. but motivated by religion, it gives it, i would say, a more reckless and relentless and brutal style. whenever you see television you watch it. you can't see television without the combination of how religion, politics and imperial politics is transformed to unimaginable brutality. >> >> barbara calculator from islamic council. thank you for an interesting question. this is for minister sneh. when israel looks at the down sides of an attack of the iranian nuclear program, do you consider the casualties it would cause in iran in terms of bombing sites full of radioactive and other materials have they done a study to look at the numbers of people who would be killed and injured in iran if it were to mount such a strike. is that even a factor in israel's calculations? thanks. >> i have to be careful in answering the question because on the gray line
the problem is in our region and broader region the fact that a religion is translated to a political and imperial ambition. that's the point. not only by iran. that's the change. imperial ambition, it's the nature of international relations. but motivated by religion, it gives it, i would say, a more reckless and relentless and brutal style. whenever you see television you watch it. you can't see television without the combination of how religion, politics and imperial politics is transformed...
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from islam to another religion. and then there were the restrictions that the state put on the muslim brotherhood at other expressions of let's call it islamist belief. now the systems are open and you can have something closer to popular sovereignty. it raises a question of religious freedom again. it's interesting, i wrote a column in monday "washington post" that criticized tunisia, not because it's the worst example at all of difficulties, but because it's so important because it was the first and is the model, a place everybody says tunisia has a really good chance of making it. the movie persepolis was shown, this led to prosecutions of those who showed it on the grounds that it offended public morals, because there was a scene in which one of the people in the movie had a visualization in her mind of god. an image of god. and i said that's a violation of freedom of express to go after -- for the state to prosecute. and it is wrong. and i had a liberal tunisian friend say no, you're wrong. here's why. it's ver
from islam to another religion. and then there were the restrictions that the state put on the muslim brotherhood at other expressions of let's call it islamist belief. now the systems are open and you can have something closer to popular sovereignty. it raises a question of religious freedom again. it's interesting, i wrote a column in monday "washington post" that criticized tunisia, not because it's the worst example at all of difficulties, but because it's so important because it...
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holy war against them but any other radical movement of us live of course not part of the official religion here but i thought he saw a different ideas often taught in small mosques hidden from the mainstream. like this one form a boiler house rebuilt into a mosque in one of gazans many apartment blocks they aren't it's a mom's denying being radical but admit they do not support their stance of visual branches of islam. we don't divide brother muslims and there can be no radicalism no terrorism these are words only used by prove a kidders who want to discredit islam we were told here believers are taught sincerely any quality and there are no longer up held in modern society with justice can only be achieved through islam and when someone says islam is the only fair way of life and social order they're called radical or extremist and what's the punishment for stealing the hand is chopped off. not the kind of punishment you'd find in russia's criminal code nevertheless such ideas are reportedly gaining more support among young muslims for some experts it could be partly to blame on how the l
holy war against them but any other radical movement of us live of course not part of the official religion here but i thought he saw a different ideas often taught in small mosques hidden from the mainstream. like this one form a boiler house rebuilt into a mosque in one of gazans many apartment blocks they aren't it's a mom's denying being radical but admit they do not support their stance of visual branches of islam. we don't divide brother muslims and there can be no radicalism no terrorism...
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some of the local muslim communities are financed by arab families from states where is an official religion or they got the money has to be worked off and they demand their ideology is spread here it's. like a business is one of the most fundamental branches of islam it's strongly advocated in saudi arabia which backs it up with billions of dollars of support across the muslim world its forwards often oppose all other religions sometimes even calling for jihad holy war against them but any other radical movement of islam of course not part of the official religion here but authorities say different ideas often taught in small mosques hidden from the mainstream. like this one form a boiler house rebuilt into a mosque in one of gazans many of portland. we aren't it's the moms denying being radical but admit they do not support their stance of visual branches of islam and we don't divide brother muslims and there can be no radicalism no terrorism these are words only used by prove a kidders who want to discredit as. we were told here believers are taught to sincerely any quality there are no l
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and no religions. and the state ought to run a system where all religions have a place, but the premise of that is going to be tolerance. and i think that's what we need because if there is going to be stability over the long term there has to be tolerance as an element of democracy because if we go to sectarianism where one religious group is able to impose their view on the other that is also an instability waiting to go viral. so i would say tolerance. >> dennis. >> religious freedomism and islamism and arab spring. >> i think, i don't really have much to add what either elliott or steve have said. i think they have both captured it not only effectively but eloquently. the only thing i guess i would -- this is not a difference, it's not even -- it may be simply a semantic way of saying the same thing steve said. i think the critical point here is respect for minority rights. and if again, when i was talking about standards of accountability i was trying to get at the idea there are political standar
and no religions. and the state ought to run a system where all religions have a place, but the premise of that is going to be tolerance. and i think that's what we need because if there is going to be stability over the long term there has to be tolerance as an element of democracy because if we go to sectarianism where one religious group is able to impose their view on the other that is also an instability waiting to go viral. so i would say tolerance. >> dennis. >> religious...
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separate or separator distinguished the state from religion tell me what you put instead of religion because what we are facing in the west now and they all know this as citizens, i live in europe, you live in the united states of america and we all mother problem we have with our democracy now is not the decision of religion but some of the decisions of transnational cooperation and economic power that are deciding with fatter being able to say anything. we are still today dealing with power beyond the democratic or seizures. the banks, national corporations and their facing -- for example in greece, in spain and in italy we have technocrats. we never elected them but money is driving them. we also have to deal with the simplistic answer when it comes to separating religion from states. what do you have? imposing decisions onto the states which is also imposing a decision onto us as citizens of this idealization of western democratic model i would say because his. we all have to deal with problems and crises so i wouldn't push the arab world for blindly the model. be very critical a
separate or separator distinguished the state from religion tell me what you put instead of religion because what we are facing in the west now and they all know this as citizens, i live in europe, you live in the united states of america and we all mother problem we have with our democracy now is not the decision of religion but some of the decisions of transnational cooperation and economic power that are deciding with fatter being able to say anything. we are still today dealing with power...
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for "religion and ethics newsweekly," i'm kate seelye in cairo. >>> meanwhile, a blend of religion and state in tennessee where young christian teachers in public schools in memphis are trying to get poor children on track to college. the teachers insist they do not proselytize. but they do say god motivates them and helps them succeed. bob faw has the story. >> all right, i am going to give you five seconds to be settled. >> reporter: in memphis public schools, where only a small percent of the students go on to college, kristin cornwell tells all her fourth graders they can be "college-ready." >> the expectations haven't been set before necessarily even that high, and they live up to it. one of the biggest delights is when i hear kids sitting in their groups, and they'll whisper to eacother, "get college-ready," and they'll sit up straight, and they know exactly what that looks like, and they want that for themselves. >> reporter: in a public school system where failure is common -- >> where's the right angle in that diagram? >> reporter: erin svoboda's goal is that 100% of her stude
for "religion and ethics newsweekly," i'm kate seelye in cairo. >>> meanwhile, a blend of religion and state in tennessee where young christian teachers in public schools in memphis are trying to get poor children on track to college. the teachers insist they do not proselytize. but they do say god motivates them and helps them succeed. bob faw has the story. >> all right, i am going to give you five seconds to be settled. >> reporter: in memphis public schools,...
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he's not waging a war on religion. it's hard to believe the romney campaign even believes it itself. there was this one controversy -- >> -- there's no way to believe it. >> there's no way to believe it. they did back down. if you remember, as a political matter, that controversy was when the gender gap began to widen massively. so it's not clear that this is some -- this is something that cuts only in one direction politically. but i think that that is, as they call, dog whistle language. that means a lot to some of the base supporters of the conservative wing of the republican party. what's interesting is why is it necessary to be sending them shoutouts right now when he should be speaking, finding many different ways to speak to undecided voters or the base? it shows with all these negative ads unfortunately both sides are spending all their efforts to kind of rev up three own base rather than speaking to a wider public? >> i mean, what i find problematic about it is the headlines. "war on religion." when you can go
he's not waging a war on religion. it's hard to believe the romney campaign even believes it itself. there was this one controversy -- >> -- there's no way to believe it. >> there's no way to believe it. they did back down. if you remember, as a political matter, that controversy was when the gender gap began to widen massively. so it's not clear that this is some -- this is something that cuts only in one direction politically. but i think that that is, as they call, dog whistle...
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>> i think that's the future of religion. it's going to be secular, universal, hold onto the truths of organized religion. organized rehiggs has always done a lot of good. we always looks at the bad things like the war but look at the humanitarian work of mother teresa and the dalai lama. he'll say he's not organized but he represents buddhism. thing the future, especially in the global environmental we live in with social networks and media and people can watch us now anywhere on the planet, they'll gradually go in the area of secular religion alt. they'll hold onto and say how do i have it myself. if you look at the moon and point at it, you worship the moon, not the finger. there's a direction to a all of this. it's happening by itself actually which is wonderful. >> the book is "god:the story of revelations." sometime we can switch glasses, yes? >> i can get you better glasses than this. >>> up next, proof we can still solve problems big and small. you've just got to have faith. two years ago, the people of bp made a comm
>> i think that's the future of religion. it's going to be secular, universal, hold onto the truths of organized religion. organized rehiggs has always done a lot of good. we always looks at the bad things like the war but look at the humanitarian work of mother teresa and the dalai lama. he'll say he's not organized but he represents buddhism. thing the future, especially in the global environmental we live in with social networks and media and people can watch us now anywhere on the...
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"students usually talk about the religion in arabic for turkish. now it is getting a german touch and its different from how it is done at the mosque. klutz the letters are written in arabic. it's really tough. >> we are only allowed to read and learn by rote. >> and here? >> we can ask all the questions we want. the focus is on discussing questioning rather than just repeating. it is his job to help the children understand islam. a graduate of islamic theology, he is now on the payroll of the german state. >> for many of the students come into the first time they have explored their faith in german. >> these kids are growing up here. they go to school year. and they will work in this country later. this will give them a chance to talk about their religion and their culture with other people, with non-muslim germans, and to enter in a dialogue. >> it took many pilot projects to get this far. they are pioneering the nose lessons of the first german state. muslim families have pushed for the move open for a better place in german society. there have
"students usually talk about the religion in arabic for turkish. now it is getting a german touch and its different from how it is done at the mosque. klutz the letters are written in arabic. it's really tough. >> we are only allowed to read and learn by rote. >> and here? >> we can ask all the questions we want. the focus is on discussing questioning rather than just repeating. it is his job to help the children understand islam. a graduate of islamic theology, he is now...
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he was pretty clear and pretty articulate on the subject you know that culture is very the role of religion in politics varies across the world and. you know there's not a western or one size fits all model for what democracy can look like in and at least in egypt they seem to be charting or at least beginning to chart their own way and mixing islam and democracy and trying to come up with a you know an approach to democracy that has actual cultural roots and i think that at least. you know an articulate view of mohamed morsi was quite articulate in the new york times on that subject you know what do you think about what's the role of islam and democracy and you know a tandem can they work together because western media a lot of pundits are very skeptical. they've been spectacle skeptical for a long time but i think those frameworks have collapsed with the arab spring we have seen. right left islam is religious non-religious all sorts of groups essentially what the populations want in the most essential is terms they want more voice in the government and more representation of course depend
he was pretty clear and pretty articulate on the subject you know that culture is very the role of religion in politics varies across the world and. you know there's not a western or one size fits all model for what democracy can look like in and at least in egypt they seem to be charting or at least beginning to chart their own way and mixing islam and democracy and trying to come up with a you know an approach to democracy that has actual cultural roots and i think that at least. you know an...
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under the free-speech of religion. i could care less about criticizing any religion. that is the religion i was born in. but if religion expands itself so much that it becomes the state in a legal system and military institution, that state has opened itself to criticism. why is the american media in assisting anyone who speaks against sharia -- and how can we expect muslim countries to allow more freedom of speech? how could we have democracy in the middle east when the west -- we are doing the same thing they are doing. we are telling them what you are doing is right. respect their freedom to be a dictatorship in their country but do not have their laws in your country. why is the west the birth of our government, our media allowing people like me, a former moslem, my reputation, calling me names and hate speech against a poor religion. i don't know how many times i can say. the same thing goes -- some muslims claim don't blink honor killings. it is happening in america. in the west. how many times do we hear about muslim father's killing daughters or wife. it is co
under the free-speech of religion. i could care less about criticizing any religion. that is the religion i was born in. but if religion expands itself so much that it becomes the state in a legal system and military institution, that state has opened itself to criticism. why is the american media in assisting anyone who speaks against sharia -- and how can we expect muslim countries to allow more freedom of speech? how could we have democracy in the middle east when the west -- we are doing...
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as a religion islam how is interpreted by human beings and how they create political projects with the idea of their position with the cause but that's a separate issue about within that spectrum you have various trends as you have with any other parts of the world you have muslims who see who see that democracy is a person i'm going to jump in here we're going to go to a short break gentlemen now and after that short break we'll continue our discussion of the future of the arab spring state or. anything. live. and. welcome back across time to mind you were talking about the arab middle east. politics. ok let's see if i go back to you in london i'll be quite honest with all of us quite appalled by mr obama's address to the united nations i mean is a very american centric view of changes in the in the arab middle east here and it was very much out of american interest which of course you know we can expect that from the president ok but you know again kind of monopolizing the idea of democracy and human rights etc and that's what was your reaction to the president's speech. and there wa
as a religion islam how is interpreted by human beings and how they create political projects with the idea of their position with the cause but that's a separate issue about within that spectrum you have various trends as you have with any other parts of the world you have muslims who see who see that democracy is a person i'm going to jump in here we're going to go to a short break gentlemen now and after that short break we'll continue our discussion of the future of the arab spring state...
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as a religion islam how is interpreted by human beings and how they create political projects with the idea of their position with a cause well that's a separate issue about within that spectrum you have various trends as you have with any other parts of the world you have muslims who see who see that democracy is a person i'm going to jump in here we're going to go to a short break gentlemen now and after that short break we'll continue our discussion of future of the arab spring state. and. there are those who desperately need it to survive. misspoken who has a ton of money too on the lookout. for gold when the fish out of the suppresses the prize the rights of the food for. those who don't get their share of the change. good by god's. grace and you know and don't last but not the one not us that people need to know about it i mean not look at it from the company from. those who suck it out to prosper. the seeds i'm saying. from you not from. licensing. no one can live without it's in one of the largest blood banks in the world. blood of nigeria. on our t.v. . you know sometimes you
as a religion islam how is interpreted by human beings and how they create political projects with the idea of their position with a cause well that's a separate issue about within that spectrum you have various trends as you have with any other parts of the world you have muslims who see who see that democracy is a person i'm going to jump in here we're going to go to a short break gentlemen now and after that short break we'll continue our discussion of future of the arab spring state. and....
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the religion of the book is not called islam. it is very heavily fictionalized. >> have you ever regretted writing it? >> i have been asked this question once a week for 24 years. the answer will always be no. i think it is a good buck. -- good book. people are finally being able to read it as a novel. young people, they are just coming to it fresh. some people love it, some people do not like it. >> you did not have an ordinary life. you were in hiding. you had an alias. what was your state of mind? >> very up and down. the first couple of years were very difficult. going back and looking at my journals at that time, which i have not looked at since then, it is quite obvious the person writing the journal's is very often in a state of the depression. it got easier, i felt, once i was able to begin to organize some kind of political resistance and develop a campaign with the help of a couple of human rights organizations and france to try to put pressure on european and -- your pet -- european governments to put pressure on the i
the religion of the book is not called islam. it is very heavily fictionalized. >> have you ever regretted writing it? >> i have been asked this question once a week for 24 years. the answer will always be no. i think it is a good buck. -- good book. people are finally being able to read it as a novel. young people, they are just coming to it fresh. some people love it, some people do not like it. >> you did not have an ordinary life. you were in hiding. you had an alias. what...
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can con front a totalitarian ideology that claims a basis in that religion. and regards the whole idea of self-governance as a sack ledge. in a since, we are constitutionally ill equipped to do it. and here i mean constitutionally in the sense of that word. both in our written institution and our national dna. in article 6, bars in religious test as a qualification for any public office. and then there's the establishment klaus of the first amendment. >> we tend to think about religion if we think about it at all, so in a sense it's r heavy political component but that is where the attack is coming from and 911 is certainly not the beginning. actually as a matter of history, islamism insofar as it holds this country in a weird combination of awe and contempt has been incubating as long as we he founded the muse lirm brotherhood as a reak shction. >> and it had to be lapels because he wanted men wearing suits not robes. the principle disciple was also an educator. a bureaucrat in the egyptian government who caused enough trouble in egypt to get him awarded a t
can con front a totalitarian ideology that claims a basis in that religion. and regards the whole idea of self-governance as a sack ledge. in a since, we are constitutionally ill equipped to do it. and here i mean constitutionally in the sense of that word. both in our written institution and our national dna. in article 6, bars in religious test as a qualification for any public office. and then there's the establishment klaus of the first amendment. >> we tend to think about religion if...
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the power of religion. not the peaceful notion of it but the reality of why it turns deadly. a christian, a muslim and a jew walk into our studio for a conversation that's no joke. >>> how booze helped shape the united states of america. >> this is the stuff your social studies teacher just didn't tell you. >> all that plus no talking points and the judgment free zone. > hello, everybody. i am don lemon. thank you for joining us. first headlines. a leading figure from the sunni world calls for a calm. he spoke with cnn and called for muslim followers to act more as a profit muhammad would. >> translator: i was one of the first to warn about the dangers of this film in a statement to the muslim world, i asked people to deal with the situation the way profit muhammad dealt with issues through patience and wisdom. >> a tragedy unfolding right now on one of the highest mountain peaks in the world, a avalanche has killed some and a dozen are missing now. this morning, a wall of snow crashed through several of th
the power of religion. not the peaceful notion of it but the reality of why it turns deadly. a christian, a muslim and a jew walk into our studio for a conversation that's no joke. >>> how booze helped shape the united states of america. >> this is the stuff your social studies teacher just didn't tell you. >> all that plus no talking points and the judgment free zone. > hello, everybody. i am don lemon. thank you for joining us. first headlines. a leading figure from...
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. >> islam is not just a religion. it is a totalitarian way of life. >> reporter: hefties mosques--he thinks that mosques are breeding grounds for terrorists. he's become a target for left leaning groups like people for the american way. >> i think he is a promoter of bigotry. >> reporter: people for the american way wants to first amendment rights. they monitor erg he says. --everything he says. members have been sending hundreds of e-mails to the mayor. he has a right to come but they believe if the officials appear with him they are endorsing him. >> that is just not good. >> reporter: he spent more than 30 years in the u.s. army. and he retired as a very high ranking officer. but his comments on islam has gotten him a rebuke from president bush. >> he has declared that members of a faith have no place and i don't think that is what 9 officials--what the officials want. >> the prayer breakfast is at thursday: christian schaffer. --is on thursday. christian schaffer. >>> and it is nice out there tonight. but, tempera
. >> islam is not just a religion. it is a totalitarian way of life. >> reporter: hefties mosques--he thinks that mosques are breeding grounds for terrorists. he's become a target for left leaning groups like people for the american way. >> i think he is a promoter of bigotry. >> reporter: people for the american way wants to first amendment rights. they monitor erg he says. --everything he says. members have been sending hundreds of e-mails to the mayor. he has a right...
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it is, a religion is for every time and every place, and they say that that proposition means that religion and islamic in particular has to renew itself in every time, in every place to be relevant. and so they've really taken an old fundamentalist concept and turned it on its head. secondly, they believe in gradualism and reject revolutionary violence. despite the repressive nature and indeed many of these individuals have been exiled, imprisoned. is they had to fled countries, like others, these individuals, they are rejecting violence as an option, and i'll explain why they have done so. thirdly, they believe that pluralism is the natural state of humanity. meaning that, to use an expression by [ speaking in foreign language ] he believes in the oneness of god and the multiplicity of his creation. meaning that humanity is diverse, ethnically, linguistically, racially, in terms of classes and so on. so to expect all of these people to believe in the same way, in the exact, practice in the same exact way is antithetical to islam and, therefore, one la to be tolerant of pluralism. they bel
it is, a religion is for every time and every place, and they say that that proposition means that religion and islamic in particular has to renew itself in every time, in every place to be relevant. and so they've really taken an old fundamentalist concept and turned it on its head. secondly, they believe in gradualism and reject revolutionary violence. despite the repressive nature and indeed many of these individuals have been exiled, imprisoned. is they had to fled countries, like others,...
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. >> when a time and place for expression religion become hazy. we ask what are our rights and how can we protect them? we'll explore that issue right now on equal time. >> from san jose state university, you're watching equal time, exploring new issues each week. equal time to points of view. >> hello from the campus of san jose state university and welcome to this edition of equal time. i'm your host journalism school director bob rucker. in the united states people are allowed to practice religion without conflict. the right to expression religion is not as simple as it may seem. as we report, some say they're suffering discrimination in an un-american way. >> just like any other american college student, she's a mayor at san jose state university and enjoys spending time with friends and family as well as playing music. she's an average college student and has to deal with something others may not. islam phobia. >> i've been called a woman whose oppressed and gets beaten up beamier husband every night even though i'm not married. >> she says t
. >> when a time and place for expression religion become hazy. we ask what are our rights and how can we protect them? we'll explore that issue right now on equal time. >> from san jose state university, you're watching equal time, exploring new issues each week. equal time to points of view. >> hello from the campus of san jose state university and welcome to this edition of equal time. i'm your host journalism school director bob rucker. in the united states people are...
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so you have religion at play here already. i will let you take it from there. >> the story is about a beautiful brilliant pakistani woman who comes to america to rebuild her life after a formal divorce. she has a 4-year-old son who she brings to this country. she lives with family friends and she knew back in pakistan, but who had immigrated here. the book is narrated from the perspective of the boys of that family that she comes to stay with. it takes place over the course of two years. she stays with them when he is from the ages of 10 to 12. his faith.im up to his parents are secular muslims. his father is actually a ver violent lef-- is violate against religion. she opens up experience and the motion that he has never experienced before. that is all completed with his appreciation for and inculcation and an education islam that she introduces to him. over the course of the story, this 12-year-old boy ends up, without realizing what is happening to and, falling in love with this woman. and she begins to have this courtship
so you have religion at play here already. i will let you take it from there. >> the story is about a beautiful brilliant pakistani woman who comes to america to rebuild her life after a formal divorce. she has a 4-year-old son who she brings to this country. she lives with family friends and she knew back in pakistan, but who had immigrated here. the book is narrated from the perspective of the boys of that family that she comes to stay with. it takes place over the course of two years....
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founded by an indianapolis based private family foundation dedicated to its founders and christian religion, community development and education. additional funding also provided by mutual of america. designing customized individual and group retirement product. that's why we're your retirement company. the estate of william j. carter. the james hhen he is not foundad the corporation of public broadcasting. >> welcome. thank you for joining us. as as the conflict under syria continues, faith-based relief agencies are calling attention to a growing humanitarian crisis. some 200,000 residents are believed to have fled the fighting in aleppo, syria's largest city. the world food program sounded an early alarm saying 3 million people will need food assistance in the next 12 months. more than 10% of syria's 22 million people. the state department's annual report on religious freedom is out and draws particular attention to the plight of religious minorities in several nations. among those mentioned, christians in egypt, muslims in indonesia and pakistan, and iran. the report says jews suffer in
founded by an indianapolis based private family foundation dedicated to its founders and christian religion, community development and education. additional funding also provided by mutual of america. designing customized individual and group retirement product. that's why we're your retirement company. the estate of william j. carter. the james hhen he is not foundad the corporation of public broadcasting. >> welcome. thank you for joining us. as as the conflict under syria continues,...